Combination book cover and book marker



Apil 27, 1937; D. v. LEE 2,078,392

COMBINATION BOOK COVER AND BOOK MARKER Filed May 27, 1936 Patented Apr.27, 1937 UNITED STATES Parlant OFFICE- COMBINATION BOOK MARKER COVER ANDBOOK 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined book cover and book marks therefor.

One important object of the invention is to provide an improvedcombination of protective book coverandvmarker support which may bereadily applied to a book and when so applied may support any desirednumber of book marks detachably associated with the cover.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improvedform of book mark for association with such a cover.

A third important object of the invention is to provide an improvedcombination of book cover and book mark wherein the book mark may beattached to the cover between any two leaves of a book held in saidcover.

With the above and other objects in View, as will be presently apparent,the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the cover showing the inside thereof.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one book marker as used in connectionwith the invention.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a second form of bookmarker.

Figure 4 is a view showing the cover and a pair of the markers assembledand a book arranged therein.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the cover.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through the coverback showing a portion of one of the markers associated therewith.

In the invention as herein disclosed there is provided a cover memberhaving left and right iiaps or leaves I0 and II formed integrally withan intermediate back portion I3 which is reinforced by a strip I 4secured by stitch lines I5. At the top and bottom of this reinforcingstrip there is provided a iiap I6 having an eyelet I'I adjacent eachend.

'I'hrough the. eyelets I'I runs a cord I8 which is tied as at I9 so asto provide top and bottom portions 20 extending transversely of thebacking strip. The free edges of each of the portions I0 and II arefolded over inwardly as at 2|.

There is provided, for association with the particular cover justdescribed, a series of book markers which are constructed to cooperatewith the cover. While but two of these book markers are` particularlyillustrated herein it will be understood from what follows that theinvention contemplates the use of a multiplicity of such markers.

Each marker consists of an upper member or portion 22 and a parallellower portion 23 connected by a vertical strip 24 at their outer ends.These markers are preferably stamped from thin sheet metal and havetheir free inner ends provided with notches 25 and the portions 24 areprovided with outwardly extending fingers 26, the fingers 26 beinglocated on the respective markers at different heights.

In the application of this invention it is to be understood that thecover member is somewhat larger in both vertical and transversedimensions than the book to which it is to be applied. The cover isplaced on the book with the free edges of the book cover held under theflaps 2|.' This leaves the top and bottom cord portions 26 exposed sothat the notched arms 22 and 23 of a marker can be sprung to engagethese cord portions. Then as the book is opened at a page on which apassage is located which it is desired to mark and a marker is selectedwhich has an arm 26 properly located to indicate the position of thepassage and the forks of this marker are engaged on the cords 20.Obviously as many markers are used as there are pages and passages to bemarked. Preferably there will be provided with each cover member thirtyof the markers with the fingers 26 at different heights.

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specied.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, proportions anddetails of the invention without departing from its general principlesso that it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limitedto the exact illustrations here shown but is to include all forms whichfall within the scope claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a book cover having a book mark engaging means at thecentral portion of its upper and lower edges, and a book mark comprisinga vertical bar and having upper and lower horizontal arms at the extremeends of said bar each provided at one end with means for engagingdetachably with the book mark engaging means of the cover.

2.. In combination, a book cover having cord portions extending alongthe central portions of its upper and lower edges on the inner side ofthe cover, and a bookmark having upper and lower horizontal arms eachprovided at one end with means to engage a respective cord portion andhaving their remaining ends connected by a vertical bar.

5 3. In combination, a book cover having a book mark engaging means atthe central portions of its upper and lower edges, a book mark havingupper and lower horizontal arms each provided at the extreme ends withmeans for engaging de- 10 tachably with the book mark engaging means ofthe cover and having their remaining ends connected by a vertical bar,and a passage marking finger extending horizontally from said verticalbar.

15 4. In combination, a book cover having cord portions extending alongthe central portions of its upper and lower edges on the inner side ofthe cover, a book mark having upper and lower horizontal arms eachprovided at one end with means 20 to engage a respective cord portionand having their remaining ends connected by a vertical bar,

and a horizontally disposed passage marking finger extending from saidvertical bar.

5. A book mark of the class described comprising a vertical bar, ahorizontal arm leading from each of the ends of said vertical bar, theends of said horizontal arms being notched, and an out- Wardly extendinghorizontally disposed nger eX- tending from said vertical bar, saidlinger and horizontal arms disposed at opposite sides of said verticalbar.

6. A book mark of the class described comprising a vertical bar, ahorizontal arm leading from each of the ends of said vertical bar, theends of said arms having outwardly disposed offset portions providedwith notches, and an outwardly extending Yhorizontally disposed fingerextending from said vertical bar, said nger and horizontal arms disposedat opposite sides of said vertical bar.

DEE V.v LEE.

